TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

To do that, it develops programs for its app, available as an employee benefit, with local providers that take into account religion, gender stereotypes, racial representation, communication style and values, co-founder and CEO Bjorn Lee told TechCrunch.

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Engadget

APRIL 14, 2025

Potential PS5 buyers in Europe, the UK, Australia and more will now need to fork over up to 100 more AUD, EUR and other local currencies for a console. Sony has announced a series of price hikes for the PS5 , blaming "a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates."

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TechNode

JANUARY 6, 2025

SenseTime Group, an AI unicorn, is downsizing its office space in Singapore, moving from a prime downtown location to a smaller, more affordable office in a less central neighborhood, Bloomberg reported last Friday. In December 2024, SenseTimes CEO sent an internal memo announcing the completion of the companys strategic restructuring.

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TechNode

JUNE 21, 2024

Luckin Coffee plans to bring its beverage brand to the Malaysian market with a local partner as the Chinese coffee chain expands beyond Singapore, its first foreign location. As of March 31 this year, Luckin Coffee, founded in 2017, has 18,590 stores globally, of which 32 are in Singapore and the rest in China. [ The Edge ]

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Singapore: UP Singapore ‘Smart Cities Hackathon’ - 19th–21st July 2013. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Change-agenting is exhausting (and rewarding!) This Week’s NetSquared Events. Thursday, July 18.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But what are the locals excited about on the ground? However, one said: “The ecosystem still lacks local funding for the late Series A and beyond rounds.”. I think local tech investors are taking more risks and becoming global scene players. Moreover, the local investor community is quite dynamic. Rokas Tamoši?

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The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

For example, should they hire in-market consultants, an expatriate based in a hub city, or partner with a local player? Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial. A company cannot hire out of a hub city like Singapore and expect those individuals to cover Indonesia, India, Thailand, and the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Based in Singapore, it is currently active there and in Indonesia, and plans to roll out in other Southeast Asian markets after localizing for employment regulations. In terms of competition, Chan said he sees two categories: local payroll software and imported software from overseas. Each country also has different workflows.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We first saw a glimpse of the store, the company’s third in Singapore and 512th worldwide, a few weeks ago , and the iPhone-maker has now shared new pictures of the building’s interior, which opens to visitors on Thursday, September 10th. The Apple Marina Bay Sands is the company’s third store in the city-state of Singapore. “We

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2010

On Apriil 29 Microsoft and TechSoup held an NGO Connection Day at the Microsoft office in Singapore. TechSoup's partner NGO, the Hong Kong Council of Social Services , attended as well, giving local attendees a personal insight on how TechSoup's global network enables capacity and community building around the world.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For small- to medium-sized local manufacturers, cultivating their network of customers is key to scaling up.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Many ventures exist which essentially do the same thing, but with localization. For example, SnapDeal is a Groupon clone in India with localized content and features. And Singapore has its very own Pinterest clone called Singterest. Adapt existing solutions to problems in your country. Apply existing solutions to your industry.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Una Brands , a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has partnered with South Korean peer KlickBrands to expand its footprint in South Korea. . We bring to the partnership local e-commerce expertise, as well as the understanding and empathy of local brand owners’ mindsets.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Felicity Ace operator MOL Ship Management Singapore says the ship sunk at 9AM local time around 220 nautical miles (about 253 miles) off the coast of the Azores, an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic that’s an autonomous region of Portugal. The ship was being towed when it sank, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Mental health startup Intellect ’s ambitious goal is to be available across the Asia-Pacific, but ensure localized, culturally-competent care in each of the many markets it serves. For example, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are all core markets. The first half of Series A was announced in January 2022.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The final piece of my four-part guide to expanding a business into Asia is tailored more towards local startups and a big issue that affects many of them: raising funding from investors. If your business is based in Asia, despite a potentially tougher hill to climb, you’re still much more likely to be successful raising funds locally.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Now Singapore-based Syfe is announcing that it has closed a $30 million Series B, only nine months after its Series A. Singapore-based Syfe, a robo-advisor with a human touch, raises $18.6 Most of my career has been within Hong Kong, Singapore and parts of India. million led by Valar Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

In terms of localizing monday.com for the Australian market, Swan said it is prioritizing sectors that are especially relevant in the country, including retail, marketing, project and portfolio management, FSI and manufacturing. It also has local channel partners like Work Perfect and Upstream. and Sony Biz Networks Corporation.

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The Verge

JANUARY 7, 2021

They’re 1,999 yuan ($310) in mainland China , for example, and they’re also for sale in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Apple is limiting orders to two per customer, and the AirPods Pro will only be available at retail Apple Stores as well as Apple’s local websites in each region.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The app also has an AI-based nutritionist called Ria that is trained for cuisines in different markets through a combination of user-tracked data, guidance from local nutritionists and databases from sources like the United States Department of Agriculture. When it enters a new market, the company localizes its services using a playbook.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Founded in Singapore and based in Los Angeles and South Korea, Summer International announced today it has raised a $5 million seed round from investors including GDP Ventures, Teja Ventures, Gushcloud International and Singaporean angel investors Koh Boon Hwee and Shirley Crystal Tan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There are local leaders in Australia, Canada, Latin America, Mexico Chile, and Singapore organizing on the ground to expand the reach and spirit of generosity. Giving Without Borders: The idea has spread beyond the US and North America.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Singapore-based fintech, which enables cross-border payments in more than 170 markets, announced today that it has raised $16.9 Its API covers over 170 markets for card payments, and 85 markets for local payments collection, which means its customers can accept payments in different countries without having to set up local entities.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Employment Hero began entering new markets in October 2020, launching localized versions of the platform in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore. After that, it plans to localize Employment Hero for Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

There still exists a tech talent crunch, even in Singapore, where most layoffs and hiring freezes have happened because it’s regional headquarters for many international businesses and a startup hub. ” In Malaysia, regional companies still hire cross-border, but local companies have shifted back to local hiring.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. But in each country we launch in, that will look very different, so we will look at local payment methods in every country.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

The Singapore-based edtech platform announced today that it has raised $7.5 The funding will be used to start scaling Creative Galileo across Southeast Asia, hiring for local teams in Indonesia and Vietnam, its next markets. Creative Galileo keeps children hooked by adding in their favorite cartoon characters.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

Based in Singapore, Xfers will serve as the B2B and Southeast Asia arm of Fazz Financial Group, while Payfazz, which already uses Xfers’ payments infrastructure, will continue expanding in Indonesia. In 2020, Xfers obtained a Major Payment Institution license for e-money issuance from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

Early investors include the Baobab Network, an Africa-focused accelerator based in London, and Signal Hill, a Singapore-based fund manager that participated in its $5.5 It connects retailers to local and multinational distributors of consumer brands, like Unilever, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Dangote, and PZ.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

is a venture capitalist investing in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Some examples include: Organize a local market research campaign (best for services that involve connecting businesses with customers). When it comes to local market research, the best way is to talk to your clients and understand their needs. Eddy Lee, Ph.D,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

I know Terry because he was UBS’ point guy on philanthropy in Singapore and Asia before joining ammado. So, a high tech company with operations all over the world can engage their employees in each country to get involved with local charities, operate matching gift programs and so on.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Nalagenetics (Singapore City, Singapore) — Nalagenetics designs and develops preemptive genetic tests for developing markets. By combining genetic, clinical and behavioral data from patients, Nalagenetics builds localized risk-prediction models for minorities, starting with Asian populations.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

With the latest funding, Peeba plans to double its headcount and expand local offices to improve local language support across 11 Asia countries. Lai said its localization effort isn’t just focused on supporting multiple languages. The platform brings both emerging and traditional brands to the world of local retail in Asia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Employment Hero doubled the number of its full-time employees to 200 last year, and launched versions in New Zealand, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. Localized versions of Employment Hero include pre-built employment contracts and policies that comply with local laws.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2021

Prime Now services have already moved into the main app in India, Japan, and Singapore, while in other countries Amazon is already directing Prime Now users into its main app and website via a pop-up, CNBC notes. These include local stores like Bartell’s in Seattle, Morrisons in Leeds, or Monoprix in Paris.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Founded in Singapore and Manila by Robertz, fellow Zalora alumni Jannis Dargel and former Grab lead product manager of maps Shrey Jain, Locad announced today it has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Reefknot Investments , a joint venture between Temasek and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel.

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